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Journal of Obesity & Weight loss Therapy | ISSN: 2165-7904 | Volume 8
June 06-07, 2018 | Philadelphia, USA
International Conference on
Obesity & Fitness Expo
Effectiveness of an eight-week low impact aerobic dance programme on the management of osteoarthritis
Adeogun John Olufemi
Lagos State University, Nigeria
P
ain and major physical disabilities are major symptoms of osteoarthritis. How patients cope with a chronic disorder greatly
affects their quality of life. Randomnised controlled trials clearly shows that regular moderate-level exercise does not exercebate
osteoarthritis pain or accelerate the pathological process of osteoarthritis. The study therefore examined the effectiveness of eight
week low impact aerobic dance in the management of oesteoathritis. Thirty (30) osteoarthritis patients from the Physiotherapy
Clinic participated in the study. Joint flexibility of the participants improved as well as cardiovascular fitness. BMI of patients did
not improve like other variables and this might be attributed to the short duration of the study. The study concludes that low impact
exercises especially the ones involving dance can be an adjorn in the management of patient with osteoarthritis. For those who
enjoy being with others, exercise dance classes for people with osteoarthritis are a safe and effective way to learn and enjoy exercise.
Keywords: osteoarthritis, physical activity, low impact aerobics.
femiadeogun1@yahoo.comJ Obes Weight Loss Ther 2018, Volulme: 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C2-061